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Unit7 Will people have robots?
Section B 2a-2d
1. People will have robots in their homes.
2. People won’t use money. Everything will be free.
3. Books will only be on computers, not on paper.
4. Kids won’t go to school. They’ll study at home on computers.
5. There will be only one country.
6. People will live to be 200 years old.
How will the world be different 100 years from now? Read these predictions. Check (√) A (for agree) or D (for disagree).
A: Will people use money in 100 years?
B: No they won’t. Everything will be free.
Will people live to be 200 years old?
A: Yes, they will.
Make conversations in pairs.
Lead-in
n. 预言
Let’s make a prediction about the future.
n. 未来
[pri'dikʃən]
['fju:tʃə]
直升机式的帽子可以快速地带你到达目的地。
Let’s share more fun predictions about the future.
衣服能自动换成时新样式。
四条腿的裤子保证你随时随地可以休息。
开车去你想去的另一个大陆。
What will the world be like in the future?
There are many trees in the world now.
There will be more trees.
There will be fewer trees.
Which opinion do you agree?
There is much pollution on the earth now.
There will be less pollution in the future.
There will be more pollution in the future.
What will happen?
There are many cars now.
There will be more cars in the future.
There will be fewer cars in the future.
Changes!
Will there be more or fewer people in the future?
Changes!
What will happen?
There are many people now.
Will there be more or less free time in the future?
There is much free time for the children now.
What will happen?
Listen and circle the words you hear.
There will be (more / less / fewer) people.
There will be (more / less / fewer) free time.
There will be (more / less / fewer) cars.
There will be (more / less / fewer) pollution.
There will be (more / less / fewer) trees.
2a
There will be...“将有...”
√
√
2b
more
more
less
There will be fewer people. ___
There will be less free time. ___
People will use the subways less. ___
There will be more pollution. ___
Cities will be very big and crowded. ___
more
more
There will be fewer people. ___
There will be less free time. ___
People will use the subways less. ___
There will be more pollution. ___
Cities will be very big and crowded. ___
Listen again. Check ( ) the predictions you hear.
more
more
less
√
√
Ms. Steen: OK, now I want to hear everyone’s predictions about the future.
Girl 1: Well, I think there will be more people.
Ms. Steen: More people? OK. What else?
Boy 1: I think that there will be less free time.
Ms. Steen: I hope not!
Girl 2: Well, I think there will be fewer cars.
Ms. Steen: You do?
Girl 2: Yes, people will use the subways more.
Ms. Steen: That’s a great idea. Let’s hear another prediction.
Boy 2: There will be less pollution.
Ms. Steen: That will be good for the earth!
Girl 1: I think there will be fewer trees. And cities will be really big and crowded because there will be a lot more people.
more 后接可数或不可数名词,表示“更多”
less 后接不可数名词,表示“更少”
fewer后接可数名词,表示“更少”
Listen again and check the answers.
more / fewer
more / less
jobs
people
pollution
robots
fresh air
cities
free time
buildings
cars
trees
money
students
dirty water
clean water
修饰可数名词
修饰不可数名词
Make conversations about the predictions
in 2a and 2b.
A: What’s your prediction about the future?
B: I think there will be more pollution.
A: Really? I don’t think so. But I think there
will be fewer trees.
2c
Lead-in
There will be fewer trees.
The environment will be more polluted.
factory
adj. 受污染的
n. 环境
There will be more pollution.
The animals will be in great danger.
处于危险中
We only want to live on the earth.
n.星球
['plænit]
We will have to move to other planets.
We must play a part in saving the earth.
We can plant more trees.
参与
拯救地球
What is Jill reading?
2) What will the future be like according to the book?
3) What can people do to save the earth?
Read the conversation then answer the following
questions.
He’s reading a book about the future.
Cities will be more crowded and polluted.
There will be fewer trees and the environment will be in great danger.
Maybe people will have to move to other planets
We can use less water and plant more trees.
Everyone should play a part in saving the earth.
2d
Nick: What are you reading, Jill?
Jill: It’s a book about the future.
Nick: Sounds cool. So what will the future be like?
Jill: Well, cities will be more crowded and polluted.There will be fewer trees and the environment will be in great danger.
Nick: That sounds bad! Will we have to move to other planets?
Jill: Maybe. But I want to live on the earth.
Nick: Me, too. Then what can we do?
Jill: We can use less water and plant more trees.
Everyone should play a part in saving the earth.
2d
Role-play the conversation.
Fill in the blanks according to the conversation.
Jill is reading a book about the future. Can you
imagine what ____ the future ____ like? Cities ___ ___
more crowded and polluted. There ___ ___ fewer trees
and the environment ___ ___ in great danger.
___ we ___ ___ move to other planets? What can we
do to live on the earth? We can use ___ water and plant
____ trees. Everyone should ___ ___ ____ ___ saving
the earth.
will
be
will
be
will
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will
be
Will
have
to
play
a
part
in
less
more
The mind map of 2d
a book about the future
The future will be like this…
But we want to live on the earth
We should play a part in saving the earth by…
be crowded and polluted
fewer trees
environment be in danger
{
using less water
planting more trees
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Retell 2d according to the mind map.
people move to other planets
Read and try to recite the conversation in 5-10 minutes.
1. Role play the conversation in groups;
2. Role play the conversation in front of the class
Let’s see which group does the best.
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